Arizona throwback photo of the day

Mill Avenue Bridge

The Mill Avenue Bridge crosses over the flooded Salt River with "A" Mountain in the background in May 1972.
Photo: The Republic

Spook Night

Spook Night in Jerome, Ariz in 1956.
Photo: The Republic

Buckeye Valley Pioneer Days

Horses and carriages parade down the street in Buckeye during Buckeye Valley Pioneer Days in 1968.
Photo: The Republic

Horse Shoe Dam

Horse Shoe Dam Spillway gates located 58 miles north of Phoenix. It's 142 feet high and 1500 feet long. Built between 1944 and 1946 at a cost of $2,517,491.
Photo: The Republic

Desert flowers

Spring blossoms in the desert with beautiful wildflowers and a prickly pear cactus in March 1965.
Photo: The Republic

Sheep

Sheep on Bush Highway near the Salt River in 1977.
Photo: The Republic

Phoenix skyline

The Phoenix skyline, as seen in December 1948, is fairly clear except for a plume of smoke from the old city dump.
Photo: The Republic

Biltmore Fashion Park

The parking lot of Biltmore Fashion Park in 1966.
Photo: The Republic

Forest fire

Firefighters recently flown in from neighboring states kick back at a makeshift school command post in Palominas to watch the fire about 5 miles away in the Huachuca Mountain Range in 1988. In total, there are about 1500 firefighters.
Photo: The Republic

Bisbee, Arizona

Downtown Bisbee, AZ in 1974.
Photo: Dave Smith

Sedona

Capitol Butte near Sedona seen in September 1976.
Photo: The Republic

Hummingbird nest

A hummingbird nest in 1962.
Photo: The Republic

Onion farm

Migrant workers clip onions at a West Valley farm in 1990. Many workers came to the area farms and stayed to raise their families.
Photo: The Republic

Florence

Florence looking out west in 1981.
Photo: Nancy Engebretson

Mall in Yuma

In the town of Yuma, taken in 1965, this is the site of a future mall.
Photo: The Republic

Mesa roads

Construction on Higley Road and Main Street in Mesa in 1987.
Photo:The Republic

Wayman E. Cammile

Wayman E. Cammile, wrongly accused of rape, is released from prison after 12 years in 1987.
Photo: AP

Desert Botanical Garden

The Desert Botanical Garden as seen in 1966.
Photo: The Republic

Mill Avenue bridge

Opening ceremonies in 1933 for the Mill Avenue bridge.
Photo: The Republic

Clydesdale horses

Clydesdale horses, walking in 1963.
Photo: The Republic

Lake Mary

Fishermen at Lake Mary near Flagstaff in 1978.
Photo: The Republic

Phoenix Art Musuem

Jo Galloway of Phoenix, Loretta Komito of Scottsdale and Shirley Lavine of Phoenix, all artists, keep up with current trends. They are viewing Ponder, a wood, wire and steel sculpture by Deborah Buterfield, on display at the Phoenix Art Museum in June of 1986.
Photo: The Republic

Coldwater

Schneider's original drug store in Avondale, before it burned in 1945. Avondale used to be Avondale used to be called Coldwater.
Photo: The Republic

Tempe State Teachers College

In March of 1925 the Tempe Normal School became the Tempe State Teachers College. The Students held a spontaneous parade through Tempe. This event made possible the first degree to graduate June 8, 1927. There were 13 who graduated in that first degree class.
Photo: ASU

ASU's first African-American social group

The Dunbar Social and Literary Club, founded in 1939, was the first social group for African-American students at Arizona State Teachers College.
Photo: Tempe Historical Museum

Williams Fire Station

Gary Holbert, 16, son of Charles Holbert, who is a volunteer firefighter polishing a 1929 American La France at William's second fire station in May of 1975.
Photo: The Republic

Heard Museum opening in 1929

Phoenix saw some big changes in 1929. That was the year the Heard Museum (pictured) and the Arizona Biltmore opened, and Sky Harbor Airport debuted.
Photo: The Republic

Bridge Canyon

The view of Bridge Canyon from high up in 1964.
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Oldest business in Glendale

Sine Hardware, oldest business in Glendale, in August of 1973.
Photo: The Republic

Pioneers Reunion Parade

The Pioneers Reunion Parade starting at Riverside Park in 1929.
Photo: The Republic

Horse Shoe Dam

Horse Shoe Dam under construction in 1945.
Photo: The Republic

Used tires fire in S. Phoenix

Heavy black smoke pours from a fire of used tires in a lot of Earl's Tires, a used tire dealer at 6902 W. Southern Ave in July of 1987. The blaze covered an area of about 3 to 4 acres of tires stacked about 8-feet tall. The fire started shortly after midnight.
Photo: The Republic

Hoop Dancer Derrick "Suwaima" Davis

World Champion Hoop Dancer Derrick "Suwaima" Davis at the 8th Annual World Hoop Dance Contest in The Heard Museum on February in 1998.
Photo: The Republic

Sedona Red Rock Crossing

Sedona Red Rock Crossing in December 1991.
Photo: The Republic

Mesa Tribune

People inspect newspaper sheets at the Mesa Tribune Publishing Co., on July 23, 1956. The Mesa Tribune was later combined with other local newspapers to create the East Valley Tribune.
Photo: The Republic

White Spar Highway

A car winds down the snowy Arizona 89, White Spar Highway between Wilhoit and Prescott, some time in 1935.
Photo: Department of Transportation

Governor George W.P. Hunt

Governor George W.P. Hunt, Arizona's first governor, signs the Women's Minimum Wage Bill in front of a crowd on Feb. 13, 1923.
Photo: Dept. of Library, Archives and Public Records

Flagstaff

Two people carrying snow shovels walk down a snow-covered Flagstaff street sometime in 1982.
Photo: The Republic

Arizona Diamondbacks

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Andy Benes delivers the first pitch in the team's inaugural season to Colorado Rockies' Mike Lansing as umpire Jim Quick watches the throw, March 31, 1998 at Bank One Ballpark, now known as Chase Field, in Phoenix.
Photo: Associated Press

Smog in town

Smog blankets downtown Phoenix in this picture taken from an office on the 11th floor of the Valley Bank Building on Jan. 4, 1949.
Photo: The Republic

Indian School Road

Cars line the streets on the intersection of Central Avenue and Indian School Road on April 14, 1973.
Photo: The Republic

Biosphere 2

Jack Corliss, the former science director of the Biosphere 2, stands in front of the Biosphere on September 1993.
Photo: The Republic

Chandler Rodeo

In this photo, cowboys and fans alike watch with interest as a cowboy attempts to hold on to a bucking bull at the 1957 Chandler Rodeo. During the 1940s and 1950s, the Chandler Rodeo was the biggest event in town.
Photo: Chandler Historical Society

George H. W. Bush

Vice President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush signal and wave before boarding a plane during a visit to Phoenix on September 1985.
Photo: The Republic

Green Berets

Members of the United States Army Special Forces, commonly known as the Green Berets, train on the snow-covered hills of Flagstaff on Feb. 15, 1973.
Photo: The Republic

Grand Canyon 1949

The south rim of the Grand Canyon is covered with snow on Jan. 25, 1949.
Photo: The Republic

Halloween parade

House Majority Leader Burton Barr marshals a Halloween parade through the streets of east Phoenix on Oct. 26, 1985.
Photo: The Republic

Davis Dam

A large crane aids in the construction of the Davis Dam, a dam on the Colorado River along the Nevada-Arizona border, on March 9, 1948. The dam and its corresponding power plant were completed in 1953.
Photo: The Republic

Mountain range

Winter haze creates a layering effect as it drifts through the jagged peaks of a mountain range southwest of Phoenix, Jan. 21, 1986.
Photo: The Republic

Montezuma Castle National Monument

Men talk underneath a cave residence in Montezuma Castle National Monument, near the town of Camp Verde, Ariz., on Nov. 11, 1967.
Photo: The Republic

Barry Goldwater

Barry Goldwater poses with his camera atop an Arizona canyon in this photo taken by his wife, Peggy Goldwater, sometime in 1935.
Photo: The Republic

Japanese flower garden

A man arranges flowers at a Valley Japanese flower garden along Baseline Road on March 11, 1982.
Photo: The Republic

Big Lake AZ

A boat rests on the surface of Big Lake, a popular fishing site in Arizona's White Mountains, in 1955.
Photo: The Republic

Goldwater presidential campaign

Glen Canyon

Ranger John Riffey hangs at the edge of the Glen Canyon as the Colorado River curves below him, on July 14, 1962.
Photo: The Republic

Barrett-Jackson Car Auction

Brian Jackson stands next to an 1848 Delahaye automobile, which would be part of the 1988 Barrett-Jackson Car Auction, on Jan. 17, 1988. At the time, the car was worth $850,000.
Photo: The Republic

Flagstaff

A man carries his bike up a hill in a snow-covered area of Flagstaff, on Nov. 22, 1963.
Photo: The Republic

ASU West

Andrew Graham and Angela Kubiak, students from Sweetwater Elementary in Phoenix, assist Arizona Sen. Anne Lindeman ringing the ASU West bell before the campus ground-breaking ceremony on Feb. 26, 1987.
Photo: The Republic

Battling a fire

A firefighter douses a structure fire at Indianola Avenue on June 11, 1988.
Photo: The Republic

Beehive coke ovens

Beehive coke ovens used for mining stand not far from the Gila River in Cochran, Ariz., in 1957.
Photo: The Republic

Arizona Copper Mine Strike

William Duffer strikes against Phelps Dodge Co. during the Arizona Copper Mine Strike on July 28, 1983. Low metals prices around the world led to tumultuous negotiations between the Phelps Dodge company and workers' unions.
Photo: The Republic

Phoenix Suns gorilla

The Phoenix Suns Gorilla wears a "1,000 Wins" shirt in the center of the Suns basketball court on Jan. 18, 1992.
Photo: The Republic

Forest fire

Smoke from a wildfire fumes across an Arizona forest in 1954.
Photo: The Republic

Hyatt Regency Phoenix

Crews work on the construction of the revolving restaurant atop the Hyatt Regency Phoenix hotel, located on Second and Adams streets, in June 1975. The hotel was completed in 1976.
Photo: The Republic

Van Buren Street

An aerial view of Van Buren Street in Phoenix looking east in April 1955.
Photo: The Republic

Deep earth fissure

A deep earth fissure opened east of Mesa in December 1965.
Photo: The Republic

Phoenix Zoo

Pancho the lion at the Phoenix Zoo in January 1978.
Photo: The Republic

Phoenix Art Museum

Artists Jo Galloway, Loretta Komito and Shirley Lavine at view the sculpture "Ponder" by Deborah Buterfield at the Phoenix Art Museum in June 1981.
Photo: The Republic

Cold type processor

A reporter in the newsroom using a cold type processor computer in 1978.
Photo: The Republic

Mill Avenue

Mill Avenue in Tempe in 1973.
Photo: The Republic

Downtown Tucson

Downtown Tucson in 1970.
Photo: The Republic

ASU Manzanita Hall

ASU students line up outside Manzanita Hall dorm in Tempe in 1986.
Photo: The Republic

Mill Avenue bridge

Mill Avenue Bridge in Tempe was flooded by the Salt River in this photo taken sometime around 1890.
Photo: The Republic

Phoenix skyline

The Phoenix sky is fairly clear, but the old city dump sends up a plume of smoke in this photo taken Dec. 20, 1948.
Photo: The Republic

Arizona Center

A view of the shops at Arizona Center around 1990.
Photo: The Republic

John F. Kennedy Phoenix visit

President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Arizona Congressman Carl Hayden celebrate Hayden's 50th anniversary in Congress at the Westward Ho in Phoenix in 1961.
Photo: The Republic

Train station

First train depot in Phoenix near Seventh and Adams streets.
Photo: The Republic

Frank Kush

Former ASU football head coach Frank Kush, riding a bike in the Great Arizona Bicycle Ride in 1980.
Photo: The Republic

I-17 stack

Construction on the "Stack" at the I-17 and I-10 intersection in Phoenix. This is one of numerous freeway building projects continuing into the 1990s.
Photo: The Republic

Hanny's

An undated photo of Hanny's in downtown Phoenix.
Photo: The Republic

24th Street

A view of 24th Street, from Camelback to Lincoln Drive in Phoenix in 1968.
Photo: The Republic

Jefferson Hotel

The Jefferson Hotel in downtown Phoenix in 1916.
Photo: The Republic

Capitol security

An Arizona State Capitol security guard in 1973.
Photo: The Republic

Governor Wesley Bolin

Gov. Wesley Bolin's body is viewed in the Arizona State Capitol in March 1978. He died of heart failure on March 4, 1978.
Photo: The Republic

Throwback photos

Havasupai Indians packing down supplies for winter with the first snow clouds of season in 1979.
Photo: The Republic

Peoria Police

The Peoria police station and jail in 1961.
Photo: The Republic

Nogales Border

The U.S.-Mexico border in 1963. Nogales Guard Avenue was built in 1849 as temporary quarters.
Photo: The Republic